STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is proposing to open a state of the art gun range north of Elk Vale Road.
John Kanta with the G.F. & P. updated the Meade County Commisson Tuesday about their plans.
He says the range will be free and open to the public and will be the biggest in the state.
Kanta says ”we’ll be able to handle any shooting competition here, that occurs currently and possibly start up new competitions that our range will be able to facilitate where other ranges can’t.”
Kanta told commissioners that the range would encompass 400 acres and be organized in two separate areas. He says it would offer a wider variety of options for all levels from hunters and recreational shooters to law enforcement training spaces.
Kanta says it will be designed with safety in mind with plenty of room for beginners and experts to shoot side by side with facilities for education, outreach, and organized shooting competitions.
The project will cost approximately $10 million dollars, and would officially open its doors in 2022.
